catch alight
着火;烧起来
频率: 6.08.1 每百万词
to start burning
开始燃烧
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catch alight = 着火;烧起来 (开始燃烧)
- His clothing caught alight.他的衣服着火了。
- The dry forest is at risk of catching alight during the heatwave.在热浪期间,干燥的森林有着火的风险。
- A stray spark from the fire caused the pile of newspapers to catch alight.火中飘出的一点火星导致那堆报纸燃烧了起来。
- Be careful with that candle; the curtains might catch alight.小心那支蜡烛,窗帘可能会着火。
- During the long drought, the grass would catch alight from the smallest spark.在漫长的干旱期间,最小的火花都能让草着火。
- We watched in horror as the historic building caught alight and was quickly engulfed in flames.我们惊恐地看着那座历史建筑着火,并迅速被火焰吞噬。
- If you spill petrol near a flame, it will catch alight almost instantly.如果你在火焰附近洒了汽油,它几乎会立即着火。
- The bonfire was so well-built that it caught alight with the first match.篝火堆得很好,第一根火柴就把它点燃了。
- Anything flammable left too close to the heater could catch alight.任何易燃物离加热器太近都可能着火。
- The old Christmas tree caught alight because of the faulty wiring.由于线路故障,那棵旧圣诞树着火了。